ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the educational implications of societal bilingualism. It focuses partly on the findings in an effort to provide the basis for an assessment of the data. The chapter discusses some aspects of language education for adults, and the issues raised by the language socialisation of their children. It considers the role of the London Education Authority school system, especially the implicit and explicit language education policies which affect both bilingual and monolingual pupils from the perspective of pupils' experience in the home and in the local community. The chapter outlines the arguments for a language education policy in schools which would take account of both languages, arguments which rest upon contemporary views about language education and education for a multicultural society. It stresses that certain developments are bound to fail or have minimal effect when there is no central government financing or support for materials and curriculum development or teacher training.
